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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 11:59 am Post subject:
No, I knew of this, but the thought of putting your hand into cold slimy goo.......

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:06 pm Post subject:
BA has one, I'll poke him to find out where it came from. Myself, I have a loose knitted jute bag that I stuff them in and then use the bag like a bath sponge. I like it a lot....

Dogwalker

Joined: 20 Mar 2007
Posts: 1231
Location: Mid Wales

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:09 pm Post subject:
used to get little round plastic mould/press from somewhere like Kleeneze. Mum had one, melted the bits with some water and squished them in to make kitchen hand soap bars.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:19 pm Post subject:
Grate all the odds and sods,add some rose water,and nice smelly essential oils.Squidge together into balls,and leave to set!

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:22 pm Post subject:
Like the last idea..... will look at Kleeneze Thanks chaps!

kirstyfern

Joined: 03 Jan 2010
Posts: 1574
Location: Great Dunmow, Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:44 pm Post subject:
My nana used to do this, I havn't done it since I was tiny but I;m sure we had a mould... Last edited by kirstyfern on Thu Dec 30, 10 12:59 pm; edited 2 times in total

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:54 pm Post subject:
I just squish the end of the old bar on to the new bar.

kirstyfern

Joined: 03 Jan 2010
Posts: 1574
Location: Great Dunmow, Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 12:59 pm Post subject:

kirstyfern wrote:

My nana used to do this, I havn't done it since I was tiny but I;m sure we had a mould...

Flower press?

gil
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Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 18415

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 1:07 pm Post subject:
Bath-sized bars get transferred to the handbasin when too small for bathing. Then the remains of handbasin soap get smeared onto the nailbrush so it is ready-soaped for use.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8920
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 10 6:41 pm Post subject:

kirstyfern wrote:

My nana used to do this, I havn't done it since I was tiny but I;m sure we had a mould...

so did mine
She wouldput all the bits in a bowl over a pan of water, like melting chocolate
mix with a stick, pour into a glycerined mould (plastic box/yog pot)
leave to cool and set

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 10 9:53 am Post subject:
Well, all my friends will definately know Im Scottish......but Im going to do it... I do like the idea of having a sliver in an old knee high hanging by the outside tap though....handy for those 'Ive just touched chicken shit' moments.

Mustang

Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 768
Location: Sunny Suffolk

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 10 9:58 pm Post subject:
I pop all end-of-soap remnants into a small mesh bag that I got with some clothes washing tablets. The mesh bag keeps them all together and they eventually 'bond' into a single lump. The mesh provides a slight abrasive so great as a soap scrub for bathtime. Otherwise, just nuke them in a microwave to melt them, pour them into a mould (ice-cubes?) to set.

Sherbs

Joined: 27 Apr 2007
Posts: 1931
Location: Swansea

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 10 10:24 pm Post subject:
I suppose you could use one of those little boxes for taking soap with you when you travel. Just soften the odds and ends up a bit and squash them into half of the soap box and when they've hardened up get it out with a knife.

Angel

Joined: 14 Jan 2009
Posts: 257
Location: Scotland

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 11 6:50 pm Post subject:
I soak leftover bits in water til they go gooey, then add an abrasive and sometimes some lemon juice. Brings up taps and draining boards lovely have also found that it makes mucky men a little cleaner than normal soap (and according to other half cleans para boots in half the time). Also works really great on windows if you are in a high silt/seagull area.

Aeolienne

Joined: 03 Apr 2008
Posts: 1498
Location: Leamington Spa, Warks

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 11 10:20 pm Post subject:
There was something about this on that Channel 4 programme with Mrs Moneypenny from the FT - Superspenders vs Superscrimpers or whatever it was called. One of the latter said she microwaved her soap remnants with olive oil to get a new bar. Incidentally, am I the only one bothered by the fact that all the "superscrimpers" have been female so far?

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